Preview — Still Loved…Still Missed!
by Mridula

Still Loved…Still Missed!

“Still loved...Still missed! The myriad hues of souls” is a collection of 14 short stories and a poem. These stories span characters and emotional states with canny details that touch the depths of your soul. Picturing the complexities of love, misery and mystery, the stories try to gnaw your heart like never before.

• What does a flower teach us we often fail to see?

• “The“Still loved...Still missed! The myriad hues of souls” is a collection of 14 short stories and a poem. These stories span characters and emotional states with canny details that touch the depths of your soul. Picturing the complexities of love, misery and mystery, the stories try to gnaw your heart like never before.

• What does a flower teach us we often fail to see?

• “The belly is an ungrateful wretch.” Is it true?

• Ever wondered about the sparseness and illusions in life?

• Does death put an end to true love?

• Have all the ascetics won over their emotions?

With the power of simple language, this book transports the readers to a world scarcely thought of in our bustling lives. The allegories maintain an intense rhythm of life prompting the readers to perceive things from a unique angle.

“A whole bookful to make you think, cry, think again and move on.”...more

Bleak, Dark, and introspective, "Still Loved...Still Missed! The myriad hues of souls" by Dr. Mridula, is pastiche of emotions, expressed in a refreshingly novel manner. A reflective Sepal brooding over its selfless services to a petal, a weakened and famished spider striking a treacherous conversation with an unsuspecting bee, and a woman with an inveterate obsession for both the spectacle of the sky and the surge of flight are some of the stories that contrive to weave an interesting web of paBleak, Dark, and introspective, "Still Loved...Still Missed! The myriad hues of souls" by Dr. Mridula, is pastiche of emotions, expressed in a refreshingly novel manner. A reflective Sepal brooding over its selfless services to a petal, a weakened and famished spider striking a treacherous conversation with an unsuspecting bee, and a woman with an inveterate obsession for both the spectacle of the sky and the surge of flight are some of the stories that contrive to weave an interesting web of passion, remorse, inevitability, illusion and enchantment.

"Still Loved...Still Missed! marks a bright debut for Dr. Mridula. The narrative keeps the reader honest and the plot is crafted with both sincerity and dexterity....more

With "Still Loved...Still Missed! : The Myriad Hues of Souls", Mridula has created a collection of short stories and a poem on love and loss. Each story is told from a distance, from an angle that triggers emotions, pain, and that can even be healing. Mridula presents memorable stories which are intriguing and offer food for thought at the same time. The stories may be sad, and even make you cry - but they give you the opportunity to reconsiThis book offers you fourteen short stories and a poem.

With "Still Loved...Still Missed! : The Myriad Hues of Souls", Mridula has created a collection of short stories and a poem on love and loss. Each story is told from a distance, from an angle that triggers emotions, pain, and that can even be healing. Mridula presents memorable stories which are intriguing and offer food for thought at the same time. The stories may be sad, and even make you cry - but they give you the opportunity to reconsider your usual take on things.

This is a book for you if you like another take on loss, on life, and if you appreciate food for thought....more

With a beautiful collection of 15 short stories, Mridula is here to conquer hearts though her theme is more on souls. This first book stands out and we can expect many more such excellent books from this talented authorI read 15 heartwarming and quite clever and wonderful stories.The author has cleverly entered into the mind of the reader, providing ample ammunition for fulfilling individual imagination.With such clever styling, the book is ideal for the young readers, the grown ups and even oldWith a beautiful collection of 15 short stories, Mridula is here to conquer hearts though her theme is more on souls. This first book stands out and we can expect many more such excellent books from this talented authorI read 15 heartwarming and quite clever and wonderful stories.The author has cleverly entered into the mind of the reader, providing ample ammunition for fulfilling individual imagination.With such clever styling, the book is ideal for the young readers, the grown ups and even older adults. With such beautiful description of nature’s gifts particularly those of flowers and pets, of love and marriage, one could say that its more for the women but for that the men have to be less romantic. The book is for all and very beautiful at that.There is a story on nature’s law ‘everyone has a ‘destined role’. Another one is on passion, adventure and triumph even in tragedy.Personal relationship and departure are finely covered. Sometimes stories are told by animals and things like a coracleOnce it was a word casually uttered by a stranger that gives out as to who was treating a kitten as baby. That’s too clever.Then there is one story which I am still struggling to fully comprehend. It is a beautiful story but I don’t know why the test failed. Of course its is aptly titled ‘The Passing’.Mridula’s skills are clearly demonstrated in the wonderful descriptions of casual items around the main story lines. For example ‘She could see earthworm castings everywhere, which h seemed like chocolate pastry’.The title story is about a coracle and coracle is dear to me as I see fishing on it everyday from my balcony. That story with the book’s title is simply brilliant.This is a beautiful book to read....more

Few books have had an effect on me the way this one did. When I first read the book's name, I expected it to be another love story. Being a fan of the romance genre, I was eager to read it. The book is in fact not a typical romantic story. It is very, very different from that. And no I was not even a bit disappointed that it wasn't the romantic story I was anticipating it to be when I finished reading it. It is in fact a collection of short stories which make you stop at times and think about liFew books have had an effect on me the way this one did. When I first read the book's name, I expected it to be another love story. Being a fan of the romance genre, I was eager to read it. The book is in fact not a typical romantic story. It is very, very different from that. And no I was not even a bit disappointed that it wasn't the romantic story I was anticipating it to be when I finished reading it. It is in fact a collection of short stories which make you stop at times and think about life; ponder about this unique perspective on life by the author. It is a fantastic depiction on what life sometimes actually is.

The title of the book is one of the stories in the collection. The stories definitely do make you stop and think and due to this very reason you may not be able to complete it in one sitting. Some stories are definitely sad. But isn't that what life is? This book is something that everyone should read. It is written very professionally and I will definitely be looking out for more books by the author. ...more

A good collection of short stories well crafted from a different perspective. The ideologies and thinkings were really unique and nice. Among them, my favourite story is "And Quiet Flew the Little Birds…". I felt it had some strong social message too. All other stories were also good and that one poem too was enjoyable. In total, this short story collection book gives a short read entertainment. The language was not that simple. But it's not complex too.

Merged review:

A good collection of shortA good collection of short stories well crafted from a different perspective. The ideologies and thinkings were really unique and nice. Among them, my favourite story is "And Quiet Flew the Little Birds…". I felt it had some strong social message too. All other stories were also good and that one poem too was enjoyable. In total, this short story collection book gives a short read entertainment. The language was not that simple. But it's not complex too.

Merged review:

A good collection of short stories well crafted from a different perspective. The ideologies and thinkings were really unique and nice. Among them, my favourite story is "And Quiet Flew the Little Birds…". I felt it had some strong social message too. All other stories were also good and that one poem too was enjoyable. In total, this short story collection book gives a short read entertainment. The language was not that simple. But it's not complex too....more